"Nurse Practitioners" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Nurses who are specially trained to assume an expanded role in providing medical care under the supervision of a physician.
| Descriptor ID |
D009722
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.650.640 N02.360.650.640
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| Concept/Terms |
Nurse Practitioners- Nurse Practitioners
- Nurse Practitioner
- Practitioner, Nurse
- Practitioners, Nurse
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nurse Practitioners" by people in Profiles.
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Introduction to four reviews addressing critical topics identified by the 2015 Nurse Practitioner Research Agenda Roundtable: Priorities for policy, workforce, education, and practice. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2018 Dec; 30(12):667-672.
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Optimizing advanced practitioner charge capture in high-acuity surgical intensive care units. Arch Surg. 2011 May; 146(5):552-5.
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Physical fitness assessment of older adults in the primary care setting. J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2009 Feb; 21(2):101-7.
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Physical activity and physical fitness counseling patterns of adult nurse practitioners. J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2007 Feb; 19(2):86-92.